Extbase/Fluid features and improvements

With TYPO3 4.5 LTS, a new version of Extbase and Fluid is shipped, which contains several major features like Dependency Injection and Fluid Widgets. This article gives an overview about the improvements in Extbase and Fluid, with links to more detailed information.

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Extbase and Fluid are shipped in version 1.3, containing numerous major features and a large number of bugfixes. Thanks to everybody submitting issues, verifying them and providing patches!

Although we strive to be as backwards compatible as possible, there are a few possibly breaking changes you should be aware of.

NOTE: This release updates table definitions, so please visit the Install Tool or the Extension Manager, and update tables!

Breaking Changes

Furthermore, some internals in Extbase concerning the Dispatcher and the Configuration Manager have changed. If you use non-public APIs, you should have a look at the full list, which contains detailed upgrade instructions.

Minor features

Extbase also comes with a bunch of minor features, which can still be very helpful to you in solving day-to-day problems. These are described below: